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Morris tribune., 1887-01-26
Napoleon Bonaparte's FayOrite
Flower.
From the Pail Mall Gazette.

From the Pail Mall Gazette.
A phamplet of the year 1915, which
the Temps has recently discovered,
gives an account of how. the violet be-
came the emblem of Imperialism IN
France. Three days before the en-
barkation for EIba, Bonaparte, ac-
companied by the Duke of Bassano
and General Bertrand, took walk IN
the gardens of Fontainebleau. He
was still wavering whether he should
quietly resign himself to his Danish
ment. The Duke of Bassano tried to
point out to him that the time for
withdrawal was past. Greatly cX-
cited. Napoleon walked on without
speaking, trying to divert his thoughts
from the subject. Suddenly he saw,
close to him, pretty child ofthree or
fouryears old, picking violets and tying
them into bunch. "My little friend" "
said, the Prince, "will you give me
your fowers?' Eyes, gladly" said
the bov, and handed them gracefully
to him. Bonaparte kissed the child,
and said after few minutes to his
courtiers: 1.-The accident OF this oc-
currance is a secret hint to me TO fol-
low the example of these modest flow
ers. Yes, gentlemen, henceforth the
violet shall be the emblem OF my
wishes" Sire" replied Bertrand,
81 hope for your Magesty's glory that
this resolution will not last longer
than the flower from which it takes
origin"
The next day Napoleon was seen
walking about the gardens with q
bunch of violets, which he carried al
ternately in his mouth and hand.
Stopping at flower bed he stopped
down to pick some flowers. The vlo-
let's were rather scarce On the spot,
and the grenadier Choudleu, who was
on guard, said to HIM: "Sire, IN a
years time it will be easier to pick
them; they will then be more plentl-
full"
Bonapart, greatly astonished. looked
at him. ''You think then that next
year shall be back?" perhaps soon
er; at least we hope So" ''Soldier, do
YOU not know that after tomorrow
start for Elba?" "Your Majesty will
wait till the clouds roll by" "Do
your comrades think like your" cal
most ALL" "They may think it but
they may not say it. After you are
relieved 60 to Bertrand and let him
give you twenty napolean dor, but
keep silence" Choudieu returned to
the barracks, and drew the attention
of his comrades to the fact that for
the last two days the Emperor had
been walking about with a bunch OF
violets, 1--WE will call HIM amoug
ourselves Pere a Violette."
From that day forth Napolean was
only called by that name IN the bar;
racks. BY degrees the secret reached
the public, and in spring the adherents
of the ex-monarch carried the flower
as a memorial either in their mouth
or in their button.hole.
Morris tribune., 1887-01-26

General Sheridan's report shows
that we have now less than $4,000
men in our army. Of these 2,1O2 are
officers, so that we have an officer for
every II men. The highest number Of
soldiers ever in the army was in 1865,
when we had about 500 more than q
million. In 1890 there was less than
a thousand, and in 1910, shortly be-
fore the second war with England, less
than 10000 men guarded the whole
United States. Ten years later $4,000
were sufficient for all our needs, and
in 1848 at the close of the Mexican
war, we had less than So soldiers,
and only hundred or so more Off
GERS than we have now. In 1861 the
army jumped quickly from 1900 to
1876, 900 men. 1t increased right along
up to 1865, when it reached the en-
ormous figures above stated.
Morris tribune., 1887-01-26

All the congressional business of the
present session must be done in the
short space of three months; and even
this time is shortened by the habit Of
congress TO take vacation OF week
or ten days during the heholidays. For
tunateIy, the committees are all form
ed, and the work to be done is fairly
laid out. Bills have been reported at
the previous session, and are "on the
calendar" for instant action whenever
those who have measures in charge
can persuade the House to take them
up. The old members are prophecy.
ing dull session, and that little will
be done beyond thepassage OF the reg
ular appropriation bills.
Morris tribune., 1887-01-26

In Vienna the director of the impe.
rial theatres has forbidden the offering
OF boQuets to actors or singers, on the
ground that the practice has been
carried to an absurd extent 1t is
well-known that the boquet business
in this country is usually at the ex!
pense OF the management or the ac-
tors themselves, and it is presumed
the same rule prevails at Vienna.
Morris tribune., 1887-01-26

Dr.. Crosby and other philanthro-
pists in New York have organized a
company to establish cofee-houses in
the metropolis with view OF dispac-
ing liquor-saloons. The company
starts off with capital OF $3.50, 900,
to be increased to $25O,0OO as the
Enterprise is extended. Clean and in
viting coffee houses are to be estab-
lished in several prominent sections
OF the city, plain and palatable food
to be dispensed at minimum rates, and
desirable room and sitting convenient
ces afforded for all. This enterprise has
been quite successful in cities abroad.
Morris tribune., 1887-01-26
A Frightened Dog.

A paper before us alludes to an old
and amusing comedy founded on q
story of a youth who was brought up
to manhood without ever having seen
woman, the object being to test the
existence and power of the natural
affections, and adds,-
But hereis a leaf from the experience
of Mrs. Helen Hunt in Colorado, which
is none the less amusing, and has the
added merit of being true. She says,
aAs wehalted, three dogs came bound
ing toward us, barking mo st furionsly.
One of them stopped suddenly, gave
one searching look at me, put her tail
between her legs, and with pitiful
yelp of terror, turned and fled.
II walked slowly after her; she would
look back over her shoulder, turn,
make one or two lunges at ME, bark
ing shrilly, then, with the same yeip
of terror, run swiftly away.
"At last she grew brave enough to
keep her face towards me, but contin-
ualIy backed away, alternating her
bark of defiance with her yelp of ter
ror in way which was irresistibly
ludicrous.
1--WE were utterly perplexed by her
behavior, until her master, as soon as
he could speak for laughing, explained
it:
"'Yer see, that ere dogs never seen
@ woman afore. She was reared in
the woods, and l haint never took her
nowhere, and thet's just the fact ont;
she dunno what to make ola woman.
cit grew droller and droller.
'The other dogs were our friends at
once, leaped about US, snuffied us,
licked our hands as we spoke to them.
Poor Bowser hung back, and barked
turiously with warning menace when
ever l patted one of the other dogs,
but if | took step nearer her, she
howlod and fled in the most abject
way"
In the old story of the young man
who never saw. q. Woman, the youth
on first meeting maiden did not act
in this way,
Morris tribune., 1887-01-26

There has been another remarkable
faith cure; so at least it is published
to the world. A girl named Kate
Martin of Ashley, near Wilkesbarre,
Penn, now eighteen years old, lost
her articulation eight years ago-the
result of scarlet fever. Her parents
heard of miraculous cures effected
at the chapel of Knock in Ireland.
They were too poor to visit the place
with their afflicted daughter. But
they had forwarded to them some
pieces of plastering from the walls oil
the chapel. They dissolved in hot
water, and made sort of tea of it.
This their daughter Kate drank very
freely. Prayers followed, and the next
morning perfect speech was restored
to the afflicted girl. This story isspec.
tally telegraphed from Wilkesbarre,
and it is given as conclusive evidence
OF another miraculous faith curs.
Morris tribune., 1887-01-26

The gross earnings oftwenty-six lines
OF railway for the third week in Nov
ember show small decrease when COM
pared with the corresponding week
last year, but the reduction is mainly
in the Northwest, where transporta-
ton was impeded by severe weather,
which is an unusual occurrence so early
in the season. For the second week
sixCy-six roads made a gain of about
eight per cent. which is a satisfactory
result, considering that the November
earnings last year were on a liberal
scale.
Morris tribune., 1887-01-26

ty would draw the eyes OF men and
women wherever she went. Beautiful
she has been, and the exqul'
site remains OF her fairness re-
mind you OF some splendid building
grown gray with stress ofyears. When
she speaks you hear that indefnable
accent which is attained only by those
who live among ultra-refined people
from their earliest years. A lady tins
of the highest breeding. You feel as II
you were in the presence of a queen,
yet she puts you at ease instantly
and falls into conversation with pol
ished grace. Witty she is IN a subtle
way, and her wit is so strangely
blended with pathos as to present q
unique product OF intellectual chem7
istry. She knows the world, and can
flash out an occasional speech worthy
of the salon rather than OF this
dingy shed; but the ruling aspect
of her face and the essential tones
of her voice are those of one to
whom the affairs of the world are OF
small moment. She masters the evil
assemblage in front of her, and the
boldest slut that ever disgraced her
sex is reverential toward the grave
kind lady whose will dominates all.
AS you talk, she tells you Of her work.
This refuge is open every night for the
homeless, and her duty is to help
those who are pOor,to heal those who
are sick, to raise with loving, mere
ful words and deeds those who are
fallen. None is too base for this love
ly, all-embracing charity; and, as she
sits there. she seems like the spirit OF
goodness made flesh. Romances IN
plenty she can tell, and she does so
with soft, matter-of-fact sweetness.
Every form of human wretchedness Is
know to her, and her eyes are fixed day
by day on sights of woe. Does she
ever leave that fearful quarter? New
erl Think of that O, discontented;
pulling folk! This lady, who was once
beautiful, rich, courted, has given up
all for the sake of working benefcent-
ly in the weary world, and she passes
her days in an appalling London slum.
Lords and ladies of her own class see
her, but they remain only for little
time; she stays at her post with still
constancy, and bears the squalor, the
ennui, the loathsome sights and
sounds; the recital of wringing records
of misery. She is content even to
foreeo her name, and her very identity
has perished from the brilliant world
that once knew her. 81 am sister
Zillah," she says with her courtly
smile, and that is all. Here is one
who is an honor to London, to Eng
land, to the human race, toiling OBJ
scurely in a place where even men OF
the better class hardly dare venture.
Thus far the poets words have ledus.
Morris tribune., 1887-01-26

Among the matters mentioned as
particularly demanding the attention
OF the present congress is, Interstate
commerce, the coast defenses, the Gre
alton OF navy, the silver question,
methods for expediting the business
OF the United States supreme court,
methods OF counting the electoral
votes, the bills admitting Dakota and
Washington Territories, the fisheries
troubles, and the question OF extradi-
tion. But whether any OF these will
find action is matter of doubt.
Morris tribune., 1887-01-26
Morris Tribune.
E W. RANDALL, Publisher.


The supreme court of Massschu.
setts, has decided in the case Of the
Commonwealth VS.. James L. Moore
that member of the Law and Order
League may not sit as a juror ut the
trial of complaint charging the 0e-
fendant with illegal sale of intoxicat-
ing liquors, if complaint has been
made by an agent OF the League.
Morris tribune., 1887-01-26
JOSIAR.
Toronto Truth.

Toronto Truth.
never kin forgit the day
That we went out a-walkin',
An sot down on the river bank,
An kept on hours a.talkin';
de twisted up my apron string,
An folded it together
An said he thought for harvest time
Twas GURUS kind o weather.
The sun went down and we sot there
Josiar seemed uneasy,
An mother she began to CALI
"Loweezy! oh, Loweezy|"
An then Josiar spoke right up,
AS | was just n startin,
An said, "Loweezy, what's the use
OF us-two ever partin'?'
1t kind o took me by surprise,
An vet | knew twas comm,
I'd heard it all the summer long
In every wild bees hummin';
I'd studied out the way I'd act,
But law! | couldn't do it;
! meant to hide my love from him,
But seems rs if he knew it;
An iookiu' down into my eyes
He must a-seen the fire,
An ever since that hour I've loved
An worshipsd my Josiar'
Morris tribune., 1887-01-26

There Is q great increase OF Scan
dinavian immigration to this country.
On the irst week OF December three
thousand have landed at Castle Gar
den. The ocean-carrying steamship
lines are now competing briskly for
the ,ratlic, ana are now started out
on war OF rates to catch it. A
Journey to or from Copenhagen or any
Of the Baltic ports can be had now for
$50, and one can go to Ireland and
Great Britain, or come from there
hither Tor $25,
Morris tribune., 1887-01-26

The present copper coinage of the
United States amounts to S5,OO0,O0O.
For three years past no cents have
been coined, owing to the over-supply,
but lately the mints have resumed,
owing to an increase demand. This is
accounted for by the fact that many
retail dealers mark goods down to
fractional prices, necessitatmg the use
OF cents for making change. This
strongly illustrates the Importance
attained in the aggregate by trans.
actions insignificant in themselves.
Morris tribune., 1887-01-26
Cooking at Sea.

The first thing that naturally at
tracts the attention of q landsman is,
what q fearful state of confusion there
must be in the galley during a rolling
sea! Imagine an ordinary kitchen CRATE
covered with saucepans, etc, were
it suddenly to begin to swing back
ward and forward like a sea-saw. This
difficulty, however, iseasilyover come.
Every galley fire is fitted with num-
Der OF IRON bars fastened to a rod at
the back, and which fit into little
grooves in rod in front. Consequent
ly, when the sea is rough these bars
are fixed and each cooking utensil is
held tightly in its place between the
bars Just the same as q sausepan
could be held over an ordinary fire.
place with a strong pair of pincers. !
Another difficulty Is when the sause-
pans on the fire are full-when the
ship rolls they run over. The remedy y
for this is as simple as DR.. Abernethy's
one for the old lady who complained
of having such q dreadful pain IN her
arm when she went $50" He pocketed
his guinea and said, Don't 60 So" So
with the saucepans. Ihe slmple rem
edy is, Don't fill the saucepans. No
saucepans on board ship should ever
be more than three-quarters full when
the ship is rolling.
Ny first impression in watching the
cooking on board ship was-how many
practical lessons might be learned
from it by cooks on shore! How often
i o,>oIyc ~ NJ ,,l a IN GGt thnrn IS no doing
ANYTHING in this poky kitchen" the
poky kitchen being probably, quite
four times the size OF the galley in
which am standing, in which break
fast, lunch and dinner have to be pre-
pared for over 200 persons. The
requisite qualities required for success
are early risins an entire absence OF
business, and, by no means the least
important, the power otlooking ahead
and seeing that each person mind his
own business without interfering with
another's -Cassell's Family Magazine,
Morris tribune., 1887-01-26

Sausages and buckwheat cakes, &C
cording to an exchange, makes a
hearty breakfast. No doubt OF it.
1t would be now a terrible thing if
the hands employed in mince and
pumpkin pie factories should strike.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-03

Abstinence Union OF America, will de-
liver public discourse on the subject
OF temperance of the Academy Of Music
Sunday evening, Decepber llth, AZ .
o'clock.
In the City Circuit Court yesterday
judgment in the sum of s240 was award
ed the plaintiff in the case OF Percy O.
Courtaey ys. The Richmond and Chesa-
peake Railroad Company for salary.
Professor +. Nichols Crouch, the COM
poser Of the ever popular song "Kath-
leen Mavourneen,p formerly OF Rich-
mond, now OF Baltimore, was recently
elected fellow of the Society of Science,
Letters, and Art. Of London, England.
Mann :. Valentine, Esq, was married
Thursday at Belle Menus, Powhatan
county, 10 Miss Elizabeth NJ. Finch.
Mr. VALENTINO is one OF Richmond's most
prominent and progressive businessmen.
The bride is daughter OF James B.
Finch, ESQ.,, of Powhatan, and is q lady
Of rare accomplishments.
The Nashville american Of Wednes-
day says Mr. Edward V. Valentine, OF
Richmond, Va, is in tho city. This is
his first visit TO our section OF his native
southland. 1t will he remembered that
he came TO the unveiling OF his Breckin-
ridge statue mt Lexington two weeks
ago. lie is extending his visit TO Nash
Vile, and will also visit Memphis and
New Orleans He will visit Mount
Olivet to-day with Colonel 0yerton and
see the place designated for our Goa
federate monument.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-03
rire oepar,,nentnoard.

A board of commissioners TO manage
the Fire Department as the Police Cou-
missioners manage the police force is be-
ing very generally discussed in political
circles of the city, and there is a con-
siderable sentiment in favor of it.
1t is proposed that the first set OF con-
missioners shall be named in bill to be
offered in the House or Senate, and that
one by one as theH terms expire their
successors shall be elected by the City
Council upon the recommendation OF
.he Board of Public Interests. At the
last session OF the General Assembly,
when it was found that the law tl.en in
force as to the Police Commission rs was
vitiated by the requisite that the Com
missioners should be " freebolders," the
two houses passed such bill as is above
referred 10.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-03
personals and nrlsfs.

Judge Minor, OF the Henrico County
Court, has appointed Edwin Bugg q jus.
tice OF the peace for Tuckahoe district.
Tn the absence of Judge Atkins Judge
Wellford presided in the Husting's Court
yesterday. and adjourned the court for
the term.
The Henrico Board OF Supervisors
viii meet at the county courthouse TO-
day. they have only routine business
to engage their atten ion.
Rev. j. c. Reed, the new presiding
elder OF the Norfolk district, leir for that
city yesterday, rs did Rev. j. II. hid
dick for his charge at Chingoteague.
In the New York Sun OF yesterday Is
published q statistical table Of the ar
rests ter crime in twenty-five cities Of
the Union, and Richmond makes the
best showing Of any in the lot.
The Rev. J. NJ. Cleary, who sat pres
ent making tour Of the United States
lecturing on the subject of temperance
under the direction Of the Catholic total
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-03
EVENTS IN MANCHEsrER.
Personal and Other Items from ODr
sister city.

Rev. Mr.. Cook. Of North Carolina,
will preach at the Presbyterian church
tomorrow, both morning and night.
The Third Ward Democratic CLUB had
an enthusiastic meeting at Owens's Hall
Thursday night. The club meets the
first Thursday night in each month.
Captain James A. Lipscomb. City En-
gineer, is preparing list of the property
owners on Hull street for the benefit Of
the Street Committee. The object is To
ascertain how many feet front each per-
son has that the amount of his paving
tax may be ascertained. 1t will be a
long time, however, before the street is
paved.
The Chesterfield Board of Supervisors
will meet on the 22d of this month in
stead of the fourth Monday, as that falls
in Christmas.
The contract for fixing shelving and
furniture in the new Chesterfield COun-
ty-Court Office has been given to NJ.
Ellerson, who resides near the court
house. This Office is one Of the finest
in the State. 1t cost almost $1,000.
The 5000 appropriated by the Meth
odist Conference to assist in building q
church at the county courthouse will bt
used for the purpose at an early date
The cornerstone was laid some time
ago.
The remains OF Mr.. Leigh Finney
formerly OF this city, who died in Arkan
sas several days ago, which arrived here
Thursday night, were inferred yester'
day morning in the old family bury
ing ground, about ten miles below the
city.
The funeral OF Mrs. George L. Atkin.
son took place from the Bainbridge.
Street Baptist church at 3 o'clock yester-
day afternoon and was quite largely at
tended. The services, conducted 10y the
pastor, Rev. L. II. Thornhill, were OF a
very impressive character. Interment
in Maury cemetery.
The following gentlemen acted as pail
bearers Messrs A. w. Traylor, Samuel
II. Owens, Jr., Henry Fitzgerald, James
f. Bradley, A. W. Fair, and Julian
Snellings.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-03
Electric Cars-rhe Caniiol.

In the supplement OF the Scientific
american of December 80 is an article
devoted to the discussion of various
electrical systems for operating street
cars. The writer, though he prefers
another plan, mentions as successful the
system employed at Scranton, Penn,
where overhead wires are used and
cars are run up heavy grades and around
sharp curves. The fact that fuel is OBJ
tanned at a remarkably low cost at
Scranton is urged as an advantage
there that few other cities possess.
In the same paper is picture of Jay
Gould's family vault (tomb) at Wood
lawn cemetery, near New York, and from
the description accompanying ii, it ap-
pears that it is largely reproduction OF
the Maison Cdrrtc at Nismes, France.
the building from which jefferson had
the designs for our Capitol drawn. In
this tomb the ionic columns, which only
appear in the front OF onr Capitol, are
carried all around the structure--front,
both sides, and rear.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-03
g.

decision Mr.. Cosby made further research
and found in the same chapter OF the
Code another section which he thought
fully covered his case, and he I'M
mediately made up this case.
This section provides that when mer-
chantable fish or other goods are packed
in smallerlots than barrels the inspector
shall stamp the quality and brand the
barrel "under size"
Major Stiles held that this only applied
to barrels larger than half-barrels, and
Justice Richardson sustained this idea.
In the commercial vernacular barrels
and half-barrels are thoroughly defined,
and the Court held that an under-siZe
barrel could in no way be construed to
mean half-barrel.
Mr.. Cosby took an appeal, and the case
now goes to the Hastings Court. Ii
this tribunal sustains the lower one the
inspector announces that he will pro-
ceed to report all merchants found to
have goods not inspected. The act
Of April 2, 1884, fixes the penalty at two
dollars for each barrel, cask, or box ex-
ported or sold where the goods have not
been inspected.